: one of two or more persons sharing the same room or living quarters
called also roomie
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The Sacramento Police Department has released body camera video of officers’ shooting of a knife-wielding man who threatened to kill his roommate and end his own life on Occidental Drive in the city’s College-Glen neighborhood.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
Often, roommates communicate beforehand on a general aesthetic and matching bedding, which tends to surprise many non-Southerners.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
Now, he's left trying to figure out how to hold his roommates accountable without creating too much conflict.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 July 2025
Clive may or may not have considered his roommate Eugene something more than a roommate, but what’s certain is that any love that took root in their apartment would have had to be legitimated by the law in order to be protected by and from it.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2025
Often, roommates communicate beforehand on a general aesthetic and matching bedding, which tends to surprise many non-Southerners.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
Now, he's left trying to figure out how to hold his roommates accountable without creating too much conflict.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 27 July 2025
Clive may or may not have considered his roommate Eugene something more than a roommate, but what’s certain is that any love that took root in their apartment would have had to be legitimated by the law in order to be protected by and from it.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
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“Roommate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roommate. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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roommate
noun
room·mate
ˈrüm-ˌmāt 
ˈru̇m-
: one of two or more persons sharing a room or dwelling
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